Beautiful pearls of Catholic truth
Subtitle: Containing the teachings of the Holy Catholic Church and the sacred books of the Bible as interpreted by the one true church founded by our divine saviour including: the history of the books of the Bible; life of the Blessed Virgin; Gospel story of the Passion of our Lord; grounds of Catholic doctrine; life and writings of St. Peter; faith and hope; faith and reason, etc; together with biographies of the illustrious saints; the stations of the cross; discourses upon the sacraments, the holy angels, teachings of the twelve apostles, the holy rosary, the confession, the invocation of the saints, etc., etc ... to which is added a sketch of the apostle of temperance, Father Mathew and total abstinence from a Catholic point of view. Profusely embellished with superb illustrations in colors, phototype and wood engravings.
Publisher: Henry Sphar
Published: 1897
Place of publication: Cincinnati
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Comprehensive History of the Books of the Holy Catholic Bible.; title: The Parables of our Lord Jesus Christ.; title: Illuminated Plate of the Ten Commandments.; title: Scripture Illustrations of Scenes in the Lives of the Patriarchs, Prophets and Kings of the Old Testament.; title: Scenes and Incidents in the Life of Christ.; title: Cities and Towns of the Bible.; title: Scenes in the Life of St. Paul.; title: Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary.; title: Illuminated Plate of the Seven Sacraments.; title: Illuminated Portrait of Pope Leo XIII.; title: Fourteen Illuminated Plates of the Stations or Holy Way of the Cross.; title: Family Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths.; title: Life and Writings of St. Peter.; title: Illuminated Plate of the Lord's Prayer.; title: Grounds of the Catholic Doctrine, Contained in the Profession of Faith.; title: Faith and Hope. — Meditations for a Month.; title: Gospel Story of the Passion of Our Lord.; title: The Blessed Sacrament, the Centre of Immutable Truth.; title: The Holy Rosary.; title: The Holy Angels.; title: The Ceremonies of Holy Week Explained.; title: Four Illuminated Tabernacle Plates: — The Furniture of the Tabernacle ; The Tabernacle in the Wilderness; The Molten Sea; High Priest in "Linen-Robes" and in "Garments of Beauty and Glory."; title: The Teaching of the Twelve.; title: Invocation of the Saints.; title: Practical Advice on Confession.; title: How to Help the Sick and Dying.; title: The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order.; title: Legends of St. Francis.; title: St. Antony of Padua.; title: St. Ignatius Loyola.; title: St. Thomas Aquinas.; title: Father Damien, the Apostle of the Lepers.; title: Father Mathew, the Apostle of Temperance.; title: Total Abstinence from a Catholic Point of View.; title: The Little Sisters of the Poor.; title: Faith and Reason.; title: Sayings of Brother Giles, one of the First Disciples of St. Francis of Assisi.; title: How Catholics Come to be Misunderstood.; title: The Church or the Bible : Which was Appointed by Christ to Teach Mankind the True Religion?; title: The One True Church. — The Only Church that Christ Established is the Catholic Church.; title: The Great Truths — Short Meditations for the Season of Advent.; title: Pearls from the Hidden Treasures of Holy Mass; title: The Reunion of Christendom.; title: The Sacred Heart.; title: The Ministry of Jesus.; title: Saint Mary Magdalen and other Women of the New Testament.; title: Bible Atlas — Showing the Countries Mentioned in the Bible.